Why grass is more than grass
Written by Denise Walton, Peelham Farm, Scotland Looking at your lovely green lawn right now made from mown and grown gra...
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Grazing management to preserve pastures & grasslands
UK grasslands are an essential cog in ecosystem function. They lock in vast amounts of carbon, accounting for one-third of the earth’s carbon storage and two billion tonnes of carbon in UK grassland soils. Above a...
NFFN NI: Policy's place in measuring nature-friendly farming progress on farms
Written by Ruairi Brogan, Policy Officer, RSPB NI As Northern Ireland develops domestic agriculture policies to replace the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), there must be a greater focus on securing environmental objectives and ou...
Measuring Progress: Lessons learnt from NFFN NI's auditing project
Written by farmer Will Frazer in Northern Ireland We have been working on a project with the Nature Friendly Farming Network to provide a farm baseline audit for soils, biodiversity and carbon. This included a whole farm biodiversity asse...
NFFN NI: Biodiversity & Carbon Auditing Project
Farming is changing – from the sole purpose of producing as much food as efficiently as possible to a new future where food production works alongside climate mitigation, biodiversity restoration, improved water quality and increased soil he...
Changes to Farming Rules for Water: Fertiliser Application
On the 30th March 2022, new statutory guidance was published supporting the Farming Rules for Water changes which are enforced by the Environment Agency on behalf of DEFRA. A cross industry stakeholder group has been br...
DAERA's decisions on future agriculture policy proposals in Northern Ireland
On 24 March, the decisions on proposals for future agriculture policy in Northern Ireland were published by DAERA. This followed a 12-week public consultation which finished in mid-February. The future agriculture p...
Nature Friendly Farming Week - Hedges & Edges Webinar
There is no doubt that trees play a vital role in addressing the nature and climate crisis. Woodland, agroforestry and hedgerows can make us more resilient to climate change and create a nature-rich landscape that is beneficial to both farmland an...
NFFN Cymru Farm Visits May 2022
The week commencing May 16th is Nature Friendly Farming Week and NFFN Cymru are delighted to be hosting three free farm visits. This is a g...
Agroecology – Facilitating Mindset Change in Scotland
Author: Kirsty Tait, Sustainable Farming Lead in Scotland Along with the global population, Scotland is in a period of significant agricultural and land-use transition, driven by the legally binding...
